The English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme (ELTeCS) is a global network of institutions and English Language Teaching professionals (ELT). It was established to foster expertise in English Language Teaching and is a way for the British Council to set up and support regional networks of ELT professionals. The ELTeCS-Jordan network was created to bring together people who share an interest in ELT in Jordan.

ELTeCS

			Has seven regional discussion lists
			More than 5,000 members
			Funds regional events for ELTeCS members
			Produces a regular publication ELTeCS Information
			Shares information on teachers' associations, events and ELT publications worldwide

Main priorities

			Developments in Information Technology (IT) and ELT
			Primary learners
			ELT management
			Teacher training and discussing concerns

ELTeCS develops and supports networking between professionals to share information, skills and materials for use on projects, encourages innovation and project development in the ELT field and puts ELT professionals in touch with each other, and with ELT suppliers such as publishers and language schools.

Membership

If you are an ELT professional working in Jordan and are interested in networking with colleagues all over the world, join ELTeCS by filling in the registration form, or contact us for further information.
Membership is free and you can register as an individual or as an organisation.

All ELTeCS members

• Receive ELTeCS Information
• Participate in regional events
• Can apply for funding for regional projects
• Receive information about teachers associations, events and ELT publications

Membership to ELTeCS is free both on the Jordan site and the network lists from the British Council. You can also receive free subscription to ELTeCS e-mail discussion lists. There are currently seven lists, covering all regions of the world. You can belong to more than one list.

In Jordan we aim to send out:

• Up-to-date English language teaching websites
• Information about the latest events happening at the British Council Jordan
• ELT training events that are happening in our region
• Send out activities that are likely to be of regional benefit

ELTeCS Jordan will use e-mail as the medium for information exchange, and therefore you will need to have access to the internet and have an e-mail address. Additionally, through the contacts scheme, ELTeCS will provide information exchange on the following:

			Workshops
			Seminars
			Consultancies
			Study visits
			Attachments
			Shadow visits
			Exchanges
			Discussions via list serves and world wide web
			Courses

Previous session

There was a workshop on Monday, 19 May presented by presented by Ms Lama Salhab, Ms Ghada Abu Qa'oud and Mr Bahaeddin Alafghani, and entitled Teaching and Testing Speaking

This session aimed to present selected approaches to teaching speaking skills for English as a foreign language within monolingual classes, through appropriate activities that can be used by teachers in their classes. Several rubrics for various levels of speaking was evaluated by participants, and subsequently used to assess the speaking skills of students on a DVD recording.

Joining the network

To join ELTeCS-Jordan all you need to do is fill-in an ELTeCS application form and return it to info@britishcouncil.org.jo